7 JUNE 1940, page 12

Faded Tiare

By JOHN K. STONE I FOUND Pierre Loti by the Fautaua River in Tahiti. The 1 early morning sunlight, filtered through the leaves of a great mango tree, flickered over his bronze......

There Is An Ancient Polynesian Proverb, Quoted By Loti,...

says,'" The palm will grow, the coral will spread, but man must die." For the Tahitian the saying was prophetic. The traveller in the South Seas today still may see the three......

Democracy At War

I as therefore of opinion that when a democratic people engages in a war after a long peace it incurs much more risk of defeat than any other nation; but it ought not easily to......

Important Notice Readers Are Again Reminded Of The...

ordering " The Spectator " regularly, since newsagents can no longer be supplied on sale-or-return terms.......